Larry darrell is a young american in search of the absolute. The razors edge follows the spiritual and physical journey of larry darrell, a sensitive, intelligent young man who refuses to conform to the prevailing social norms of postworld war i america. It will make you hold your breath, pump your fist, pause and reflect, and swear at 2am. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of maughams most brillant characters.
A classic story by a master, the razors edge is so wellwritten that the reader glides through the story easily. The razors edge william somerset maugham the razors edge is a novel by w. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the razor s edge vintage international. Youll come to realize these are indispensable tools for every aspect of your life, your shop, kitchen, job or in the field. It was the bands eleventh internationally released studio album and the twelfth to be released in australia. The the razors edge community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. This detailed literature summary also contains related titles and a free quiz on the razors edge by w. The razors edge vintage international kindle edition. In the book somerset takes more of an active part in the story. Somerset maughams the razors edge quotes 15 quotes almost all the people whove had the most effect on me i seem to have met by chance, yet looking back it seems as though i. An acclaimed best selling novel, it was brought to the screen in 1946 starring tyrone power, gene tierney, anne baxter and clifton webb.
It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by. It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The razor s edge by w somerset maugham was broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 2005 first published in 1944, w somerset maughams novel dramatised in twoparts by ronald frame. The razor s edge vintage international kindle edition by maugham, w. Larry came as close as any of us to the answer, he seeks and we leave him much the same way one. The novel is concerned in large part with the search for the meaning of life and with the dichotomy between materialism and spirituality. Bbc radio drama the razors edge by w somerset maugham. Set in chicago, paris, and india in the 1920s and 30s, it involves characters from sharply different worlds. Lets start with the book i have recommended the most the razors edge by w. To my mind, it is a wonderful book which offers philosophical perspectives years ahead of its time. We currently have locations in harrisonburg, va and roanoke, va with one coming soon to charlottesville, va.
Celia copplestone is a uniquely spiritual person surrounded by a group of people who have no notion. There are none of the jarring grammar or punctuation gaffes included in most of todays selfpublished books, although some of the english usage is archaic and obviously british. Of all the novels and books of fiction i have ever read the razors edge is the one that had the most profound effect on me personally. The razors edge was one of the first western novels to propose nonwestern solutions to societys ills. The razors edge is the twelfth studio album by australian hard rock band acdc released in september 1990. The razor edge book of sharpening combined with the right razor edge sharpening system for your application will soon have you giving all your blades an unbelivably sharp edge.
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